CVE-2025-37759

ublk: fix handling recovery & reissue in ublk_abort_queue()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fix handling recovery & reissue in ublk_abort_queue() Commit 8284066946e6 ("ublk: grab request reference when the request is handled by userspace") doesn't grab request reference in case of recovery reissue. Then the request can be requeued & re-dispatch & failed when canceling uring command. If it is one zc request, the request can be freed before io_uring returns the zc buffer back, then cause kernel panic: [ 126.773061] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000c8 [ 126.773657] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 126.774052] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 126.774455] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 126.774698] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 126.775034] CPU: 13 UID: 0 PID: 1612 Comm: kworker/u64:55 Not tainted 6.14.0_blk+ #182 PREEMPT(full) [ 126.775676] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-1.fc39 04/01/2014 [ 126.776275] Workqueue: iou_exit io_ring_exit_work [ 126.776651] RIP: 0010:ublk_io_release+0x14/0x130 [ublk_drv] Fixes it by always grabbing request reference for aborting the request.

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CVSS
Severity:
EPSS 0.02%
Affected: Linux Linux
Affected: Linux Linux
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa5c8a2358604f38bf0a4afaa5eacda13763067
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d34a30efac9c9c93e150130caa940c0df6053c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a21d259ca4d6310fdfcc0284ebbc000e66cbf70
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee6bd5d4fce502a5b5a2ea805e9ff16e6aa890f

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-37759?
CVE-2025-37759 has not yet been assigned a CVSS score.
How to fix CVE-2025-37759?
To fix CVE-2025-37759, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-37759 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-37759 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-37759?
CVE-2025-37759 affects Linux Linux, Linux Linux.
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